Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X

Gigabyte
82 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
89
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
82
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
85
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
Gigabyte
83
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
Gigabyte
86
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
Gigabyte
84
Workstation
Sapphire
82
Gigabyte
77
Budget
Sapphire
79
Gigabyte
80

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4090
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X★
Memory Bus
384
384
Bandwidth
960
576
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
16,384
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
304
RT Cores96★76
Base Clock
2,510
2,520
Boost Clock
2,680
2,520
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
32.97999954223633
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★32.97999954223633
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
38,098
GPU Compute
17,736
26,267
Power & Cooling
TDP339300★
Recommended PSU800★850
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★331
Slot Width42.700000047683716★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS
AV1 Encode✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X

  • Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong vram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kWorkstationContent Creation

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE Better at:

Gaming 1080p